San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
COUNCILS CONCLAVE.
Strictly a Business Meeting Held
Yesterdays South Flores Street.
Garbage Furnaces Rock
Crusher. Etc.


Crusher, Etc.
At the fall Of the mayors hammer yes
terday afternoon quorum was found In
their seats and another session OF our
city assembly was held. After the usual
form OF reading and approving of the
minutes OF the last meeting was gone
through with, petitions and memorials
were read and disposed OF as follows:
Citizens asking that brush on Lewis,
Howard, Ogden, Main avenue and other
streets be cut down and cleared. Re-
ferred to committee on streets and
bridges.
4. Jambois, for remission OF fine.
Police committee.
g. A. Schmidt, complaining OF an OBJ
struotion In an alley between avenues
and C.. Streets and bridges committee.
n. M8ckey, asking that license money
paid by cleaners OF vaults and prlvies be
refunded. Referred to the committee on
finance.
NJ. Cartey, for permission to lay drain
pipe from Soledad street to the river.
City engineer.
From Charles Engeiman, asking that
Mrs. f. Stribling be restrained from
fencing up a ditch on Austin street.
City engineer and city attorney.
Mrs. Faville, 10 give land for widen
ing Soledad street. Public improve
ments committee.
Citizens, for water mains on SCOTT and
West Marshall streets. Gas and water
committee.
Henry Koerber, for more water for IT.
rigating purposes. Ditch committee and
engineer.
Joe Lander, to build an iron clad on
SOledad street. Fire committee.
A communication was read from Mrs.
Ostrom, rendering balance OF payment
on lot Is, ralge l, district 3, and asking
for receipt for the same. Granted.
Reports OF officers were made as fol-
lows:
The city engineer reported that 1t
would cost Sl95 to paint Mitchell street
bridge. The appropriation was granted.
The city engineer wanted to know
what he should do with reference to
giving certain property lines on Burle-
son and Walnut streets. Further time
WAS given.
In reply to a resolution by Alderman
Lewis, asking for the definition OF the
OdOrless process for cleaning vaults, DR..
Branuagel reported for the board OF
health that the present system now en-
plOyed was as good a definition as he
could furnish. The resolution was re-
ferred back to the board Of health.
Committees reported as follows:
Petitions and ordinances -FavoraDly
on Mavericks petition for drain from
SOledad street to the river. Granted.
Streets and bridges Favorably on
petitions OF citizens for opening BlancO
city road. Council granted petition and
instructed the engineer to run the lines,
but not open the road, as II would
cost 81 800. Fsvorably on petition OF
citizens TO grade and plough River
street. Granted.
Street commissioner recommended
sewer he laid from Alamo ditch to Bowie
street sewer. Finance committee.
Assessments committee reported ia
vOrably on W. IL. YOung's petition for
the remission OF assessment for the
widening of South Flores street.
The mayor said that the amount OF
tax for widening South Flores street had
been levied by special meeting Of the
| council, when the prOperty-holders al
| fected were present and their complaints
heard. He was opposed to granting the
| petition.
Alderman Gallagher said the petit
toner had paid his pro rata once and he
| shouldn't be forced to pay again. Pc
titiOn not granted.
Petition of Mrs. B. Schwartz for like
| remission, was not granted.
Market Committee-Favorab on Ar
naud's petition to open meat stall.
The mayor read communication
from prominent citizens asking the CO.
operation Of the aldermen in the move
ment to hold an interstate drill in the
city next spring, which was signed by
all the members Ofthe council.
Alderman Gallagher wanted to know
when the site committee would report.
The mayor said no action on the mat
ter of erecting new city nall could be
taken until the new bonds voted arrived,
and the committee had therefore made
no report.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Gnerguin: That new rock crush
er be bought by the mayor.
The mayor said he couldn't do that,
either, for the reason that the new bonds
were not here and had not been negOtia-
| ted.
Alderman Belknap said that propO-
| sitiOu had been made by company TO
| put up garbage furnaces here to be test
| ed, free of cost to the city, and he
| thought the proposition = good one and
should be accepted.
The mayor expressed opposition to
| getting furnaces on trial, and said he
was in favor of taking no steps in the
matter until he had correspondent with
various garbage inCinerating companies
with the view Of becoming acquainted
with the different systems.
Kalteyer asked the mayor II he was al
ready In correspondence with any CON-
panies, and II not, suggested that he at
once do so in order that some action
may be taken as soon as possible.
By Richey: That the city engineer
give the proper lines on Lesl street.